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[Shrubwise]

Thanks for the write up, Juris. Do you remember when the American public discovered that the NSA was spying on them? One, perhaps two weeks of outrage and then.... back to business as normal. This, too, will see lots of public scrutiny but when it comes down to it, nobody's really going to change their habits. I, for one, welcome our new reptilian overlords.

[Wonkie]

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[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Zuckerberg doesn't want to admit that FB doesn't just track your likes or the data you give it, it tries to inflitraite your computer and devices and then runs algorithoms to guess anything it can't track directly...it forms a person profile about who you are and what you do. The understanding is better than some people understand themselves.

People probably wouldn't sign up for this if they understood what is going on completely. So he plays coy -- like "oh really we do that? -- well, a long ten year investigation and discussion is order I guess -- don't ask me I just run the company."

There is also massive potential for abuse...you can't even fucking play everquest without some jackass trying to corruptly profit it...

So it makes you basically a full retard to think ZB and others aren't illegal using this data to spy on their competition or some other nefarious purposes. It's too much power to keep with 1 CEO...

But sometimes I get the sense this is all a myth. The idea that its all just some 33 year old designing software. The impression I get is he might not have as much power over his own company as is pre-supposed. It's like assuming a king has all the power over a country...it's just not always (or even usually) the case.

I expect this has already been fully co-opted by the security state and various private entities ZB has to payoff.

Or maybe everything is fine and he has the power to basically get a complete profile on anyone and never uses it...I wish I was that naive.

You could probably never go on facebook and if you have a teenage daughter or a wife or something on it -- your profiled. It's over. If not yet than soon. At least China admits it's tracking its people and its under the control of those that lead the country.

Woke yet very unwoke

Facebook was most likely taken public in a leverage buyout.

He's not in charge

[maskedmelon]

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^ lol

i lol'd

[Ahldagor]

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Woke yet very unwoke

Facebook was most likely taken public in a leverage buyout.

He's not in charge

Investors call the shots, hold power in coprorations, right? Who's the big investors in FB is the question to ask.

[skarlorn]

I am the main owner of Facebook

[JurisDictum]

Zuckerberg holds only 16 percent of Facebook stock but retains 60 percent of the company’s voting rights, making it all but impossible for investors to unseat him against his will. In September, Facebook’s board blocked a plan that would have entrenched Zuckerberg’s voting power even further by reclassifying the company’s stock.

[JurisDictum]

Former House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has joined the board of a top cannabis corporation to promote the use of medical marijuana, a shift in his once-adamant opposition to legalization of the substance.

Boehner released a statement Wednesday on Twitter saying that his “thinking on cannabis has evolved.”

“I’m convinced de-scheduling the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities,” Boehner said.

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Now would be a good time to looking into some start ups...looks like the marijuana-oriented laws will change soon. Big beer and spirits are going to be pissed. I also wouldn't overly invest in sleep aid pharma.

[skarlorn]

Weed lmao

[AzzarTheGod]

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Now would be a good time to looking into some start ups...looks like the marijuana-oriented laws will change soon. Big beer and spirits are going to be pissed. I also wouldn't overly invest in sleep aid pharma.

thats a done dotta. hes got the clout to get it rescheduled.